Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-19

low, which will not be the case unless
ansL line of road works for and is Wiling
TO pay for business the same as roads do
to other sections and states. If people
and capital can be had for Texas with
high rates sDd no commissions, in fact,
we will say by no special effort, by ali
means get them, and get sill you can iu
cne way Ct rates, and don't pay cent for
securing the business, but that kind of
work, il is suggested, has been tried, end
40 10 the present writing has failed to
bring the people and capital SO
much desired IN our business. It nigh
DE well to consider the fact that what is
good in one and for one section will not
do tor another. We have to be guarded
oy circumstances. Take, for instance,
IN old and thickly settled state, with its
railroads all in frst-class order, "eilt-
edge" so to speak. With such q state
and with railroads in the condition
named, close and what is called a con-
servative policy might be practiced with
profit, and while this may be SO in some
such cases, it has not proven a success in
all. The tact is, nowadays the railroad
that does not ester to the puo-
lie and meet 1t shalf-way will sooner or
later feel the effects. Now we will take
state like ours, and the railroads in their
present conditi N. Can we afford to
Stand on ceremony and be more conser-
vative than OF lers who are much stronger
than we are, bu still have more liberal
and progressive policy than we ever have
been favored ", tn? You can not success
fully WORK Texas and her railroads as you
would Pennsylvania OR Ohio and their
railroads, and we might just as well de-
eide this question and have an under
standing before going to work, should
we conclude to do so.
No. 25-H we, all hands, those repre-
senting all interests as we'll as the public
in general, will pause for moment and
consider what working for immigration
aud passenger business is, they will be
able to get some little idea of what is
meant by competition. If they will notice
the effort now being made in Texas by
the officials and agents who represent
lines in the southeastern states, just a.
this time our state is alive with these
gentlemen. Not only the travelling pas
sengef agents, but the general agents are,
and have been sin the saddlen for the
past two weeks, and many will remain in
our stste, while others are located here
permanently. All will continue to work
up to, and including the last day the low
rate tickets are sold. In addition to
their beng here, those gentlemen have
with them tons of printed matter.
advertising the fact that they have the
low rate for those who wish to avail
themselves Of this opportunity 70 visit or
return to their old homes. We have been
told BY orr railroad officials that We
(Texas) had the same opportunity g few
months past in the southeastern states,
and the same Inducements were offered
to the people in that section to come to
Texas this is all very we'll as far as it
goes, but let US ask the question, how
aid the effort made in that section by
Texas railroad officials and SCENTS COM
pare with the present effort being made
by their brother railroads officials and
travelling sgents Gin Texas Of the south
eas!p We will say, without fear of con-
trsdiction, that the effort of the latter as
compared to that Of our
officials and agents, would be
like that OF q great, strong, robust,
healthy and well developed man
who would weigh at least 200 pounds,
and that of poor, SICILY, delicate child,
scarcely able to crawl. It matters not
how good the cause, or hoT much. merit
it may possess, it really amounts to but
little unless 1t is worked-"pushed" is
the word generally used and put in prac-
tice by those who "get their with both
feet" so to speak, nova days.
No. 29-Spesking of deep water, etc,
for Texas, viii all this would suit and
much please all who feel an interest in
Texas, it would be well to bear in mind
that this prosperity Of Texas might not
please some people. Please bear in mind
IS we go along, there are many jealous, if
not selfish people in this cold business
world of ours, and what would suit u
could not be expected to please sll. Our
business and other troubles are nothing
to others, no more than theirs is to US,
that is to say, we must expect to care for,
foster and protect our own interest, and
not look to Others to do it for us.
By doing this We will soon have others to
join and assist US. There are those who
no doubt could, or would at least. see
that deep water for Texas would attract
capital in this direction, and that might
conflict with their interest. Business
men of eastern ports could easily see that
anything that would tend to draw capital
and people to the southwest or even to
the southeast would naturally be step
towards bringing to the front such ports
as we now have on the Texas coast, to
say nothing Of those of Mobile, Pensa-
cola, New Orleans, etc.
No. 3O-It is respectfully suggested
and urged that no valuable time be lost
in pleading excuses and laying blame on
one another. making promises, etc, but
that We take action st once, or decide
that we are doing we'll enough as we are.
and let 1t go ct that. Lack of action is
unsatisfactory and anything but profit
able. Let US decide on something def
mite.
No. 31-Give US competition among and
with our railroads. "Side-track" all the
past except that which is pleasant to talk
of and refer to for our best interest. Let
US not deal in ancient history-leave that
for the old folks to amuse the children
with, If they feel so disposed. Let US be
up and doing, and We will be happy and
content. There is in Texas as good
material to carry on the good work
commenced as there is in the world.